Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-22


a young man from the mountains.
From Cincinnati Reger went to Marietta
again, and set about enjoying himself after
preferences shown on the occasion Of his
previous sojourn. There he received the
following telegram:
CHARLESTON, W. Va, June -.
| IT, shelton L. Regsr, Marietta, D.:
Crane Jury adjourned.
| e. T. SMITH. elk. kRnawha County Court.
In the above telegram the date does not
stand as it was first written. The date
was originally June Il. Whether it was
so written by mistake, and the changed
| to a ., or was changed for some other rea-
son, is matter for conjecture. Upon re-
eeipt of this telegram, having been salts
fed that he would not at present be arrest
ed or taken before the grand jury, Roger
started for West Virginia. He would leave
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Grafton,
W. Va, in going TO his home in Philippi,
Barbour county.
SUSPICIOUS LOOKING CONFERENCE.
On June 20 the name of Senator Camden
appears on the register of the Grafton
House, in Grafton. When Roger arrived
Senator Camden had a long talk on the
platform of the railway station. To the
onleokers the talk had the appearance OF
being confidential and absorbing.
On Monday the World correspondent
went to Philippi. Roger was absent, hav-
ing gone on the previous Saturday to st.
George, the county seat of Tucker county.
made some inquiries as TO Rogers stand
ing among his neighbors and found that he
stands fairly well. Late in the afternoon
of the day of my arrival Roger returned
| made his acquaintance, and after talking
for some time, spoke of his recent trip in
Ohio.
How did you know anything about
it?' Roger asked.
As had seen his true name registered
at Marietta and the name Frank vii.
son" written in the same half-round hand
at the Warren House in Athens and at the
Burnet House in Cincinnati, 1 was able TO
inform him. Roger actually believes that
| he is the perSOnihcatiOn OF secretlvenesS,
| yet he has the poorest kind of success III
keeping anything to himself. In the course
OF the conversation | remarked that he
must have had pretty fair time In Mari
eta.
well, =" he said, with laugh, "the old
man Senator CAMDEN told NE to 90 and
enjoy myself, and did it.
Why did you leave Marietta and go to
Athens
II thought they were after me in West
Virginia"
What did you do in Athens
Il didn't stay long. met an old &C
quaintauce aud, as | was travelling incog
~ Frank Wilson, was afraid he would
give me away
When you got 10 Cincinnati you
couldn't have had much money Left
81 only had $40"
That wouldn't last long"
NO; but | sent to the old man. and he
sent me a check"
Was that the one Alex. Mcdonald
eashed?"
YES; how did you know about it? ~
What did Mcdonald have to say ~
HE was very kind. Asked me, | be-
lieve, if | wanted any more money and II
he could do anything for me-
Did you have much correspondence
with the Senator while you were III Cincln-
natl ,"
YES; believe telegraphed him twice
in one day. One of the kilograms was
quite lengthy"
WAS it in reference to sending money"
Yes"
Did you get the money W
"YeS: he sent me a check"
about how much did You get away
with in Marietta -
Il suppose spent 500 of the old mans
money there, - and Roger went somewhat
into the details of his manner of spending
it.
Did you get any letter from him while
You were at Marietta =
"Oh, yes; containing check.
did you get any other letters at any
time while in OhiO?'
"Yes; | received several-One III particu-
lar, advising me to be easy aud not be
afraid, as there was no danger, for they
couldn't take me in Ohio. -
Meaning for the Grand Jury?'
Yes, of course"
What did you think of it?'
IL knew they could take me"
Reger said he WAS not afraid of being ln-
dicted himself particularly, az they could
not prove anything against him, hut they
might try TO Use him as States witness
against his friends.
IL would 90 to jill and stay there two
years, " said Roger, "before would tell
anything on my friends or to injure the
Senator.
In order TO convince me OF his friendly
relations with the Senator he permitted
me to glance over = number of letters from
him and few from other persons. The
cabinet in Rogers office contains letters
and kilograms received from politicians
and persons of various conditions Of life IN
the course of many years. He says he
never destroyed but one letter in his lille
and is sorry he destroyed that one. Prob
ably there is material in Rogers preserved
correspondence for getting up as lively apol-
itical dance asWest Virginia has ever seen.
The circumstances which come into the
possession of the World correspondent IN
Ohio were fully corrobOrated in every re-
spect by Rogers admissions and the docu-
ments which he showed. Just before my
departure from Phillippi it occurred to
Reger that some of his several conndants
might make public the information when
he had been giving out and he seemed
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